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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the big screens as the iconic duo inBad Boys‘ fourth installment and the fans are already mad over it.Bad Boys: Ride or Diecontinues the story of detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett after the events of 2020’sBad Boys for Life.
After the commercial and critical success of the 2020 flick,Bad Boys: Ride or Diewas expected to produce similar results. Unfortunately, the critics’ ratings have not turned out to be as great as the audience score, and the fans are not pleased. They have taken over the internet to request the fans to trust the audience and check out the movie.
Bad Boys: Ride or Diecreates a massive rift between the audience and the critics
Bad Boys: Ride or Diemade its debut on the big screens with a 66% Critics Rating and an impressive 98% audience score onRotten Tomatoes(viaThe Hollywood Handle). Compared to the 2020Bad Boysfilm, the latestWill Smithfeature has seen a significant dip in the critics’ score.
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When it comes to Hollywood summer blockbusters, we can often spot a notable difference between the critical and the audience’s reception. Big-screen popcorn entertainers like the recently releasedGodzilla x Kong: The New Empireare criticized a bit too harshly by the critics. However, theBad Boysfans have been vocal about the issue and asked the audience to not trust the critics’ score.
AlthoughBad Boys for Lifewas praised by the critics, the latest installment has seen a mixed or average critical reaction. Opposite to the fans, who described it as a fun big-screen spectacle and even an improvement to the third part, the critics have commented that the plot and the action scenes are highly nonsensical.
Will Smith fans ask moviegoers to trust the audience score
Will Smith lost several big projects after his highly controversialSlap incidentat the 2022 Academy Awards.Bad Boys: Ride or Dieis a significant project for the Oscar-winning actor to get back his lost fame. While the critics’ score showed a concerning report for the film, the fans praised it as asuccessfulsummer blockbuster and asked everyone to not focus on the critics’ score.
Let’s take a look at some tweets by the fans:
Trust the audience.
— Dr. Noel JR (@mwango_noel)June 08, 2025
I straight up believe the audience over the critics they have these days. This looks like a great popcorn flick.
— DrixPerspective (@washedjohn)July 08, 2025
Saw it yesterday. enjoyed it. Trust audience score, not Tomatorotten scorehttps://t.co/TpZnO4vyJd
— Bietch (@PeterPaulMary__)August 13, 2025
A ton of fun. Maybe the best Bad Boys yet. Great kickoff to the summer blockbusters
— Kyle Evans (@KyleKnows_94)July 02, 2025
This movie is gonna get at least an A-
Director duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returned to the director’s seat forBad Boys: Ride or Die. This installment focused on the detective duo going on a quest to clear out their late Captain, Conrad Howard’s name from a false allegation.
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Bad Boys for Lifeearned around $426 million (seeBox Office Mojo) and became the highest-grossing title in the franchise.The Hollywood Reporterpredicts that the action comedy can take an opening of $40 to $50 million.Bad Boys: Ride or Die‘s budget is $100 million. It will be exciting to see if the predictions are true and if Will Smith makes an electrifying comeback at the box office.
Bad Boys: Ride or Dieis currently running in theaters near you.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
